David Pearce in: The Hedonistic Imperative (1995)
“

It is easy to romanticise, say, tigers or lions and cats. We admire their magnificent beauty, strength and agility. But we would regard their notional human counterparts as wanton psychopaths of the worst kind.

— David on Predation

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is easy to romanticise, say, tigers or lions and cats. We admire their magnificent beauty, strength and agility. But we would regard their notional human counterparts as wanton psychopaths of the worst kind." in the context of "David Pearce in: The Hedonistic Imperative (1995)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Quote Image
Source: Wikiquote: "Predation" (P) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
David

About David

King David (d. ca. 961 BC) was according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel.